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USGS hv5439834

15 Jul 2005, 16:48

50 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii

A magnitude 5.3 md earthquake at 15.1 km depth.

Depth15.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km NNE of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii?

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20.435833, -155.134833

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
hv5439834
Coordinates
20.4358333, -155.1348333
Network
hv
Significance
525